töva
Hopi
Noun
töva
- bone (body part)
Swedish
Etymology
Same as Old Swedish töva, cognate with Norwegian, Danish and Old Danish tøve, from Middle Low German toven (wait, delay, obstruct)
It seems Old Swedish made a difference between töva and tövra, the latter derived from Middle Low German togern and German zögern
Verb
töva (present tövar, preterite tövade, supine tövat, imperative töva)
Conjugation
Conjugation of töva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | töva | — | ||
| Supine | tövat | — | ||
| Imperative | töva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | töven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tövar | tövade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | töva | tövade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | töve | tövade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tövande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- töva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- töva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)